Sentence examples for protracted wrangle from inspiring English sources

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That caught the eye of Wigan, where Martínez had excelled as a player, and he moved back north after a protracted wrangle between the clubs over a compensation package estimated to have cost £2m.

The evidence of surveillance footage which Mr Mitchell obtained after a protracted wrangle with a senior government colleague also suggested his altercation at the Downing Street gate had been, at most, fleetingHaving been embarrassed into investigating the matter, the Met then charged Mr Wallis with misconduct in a public office.

The latest episode occurred amid a protracted wrangle over an alleged Russian hacker, Yevgeniy Nikulin, currently being held in the Czech Republic while officials debate an extradition request from the US, which accuses him of breaking into three social media sites: Formspring, LinkedIn and Dropbox.

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Too many critical issues were delayed until after the election — including the long-deferred oil law — and Iraq cannot afford protracted wrangling.

They wanted to put the ballet back into Frankfurt Ballet, and asked Forsythe to leave - which led to widespread outrage and protracted wrangling.

In 2006, during protracted wrangling over his extradition, a British court convicted him on separate charges of soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred; he was finally flown to America in 2012.

After protracted wrangling between the MoD and the Treasury, Fox was forced into a hasty announcement of further massive cuts to the army, a mere nine months after the SDSR.

Despite protracted wrangling over the sum the council would have to pay Wech to cover the cost of repairs to bring the 900-plus properties up to acceptable standard should a transfer go ahead, the homes were handed over in April 1992 with a £17.5m dowry, following a 72% yes vote.

One Council diplomat, among five who spoke on condition of anonymity today, predicted that the resolution likely to be introduced next week would prompt protracted wrangling over how the balance of power in Iraq will be divided, in the short term, between the allied forces, the emerging interim authority and the United Nations.

A senior source in the "troika" said dealing with Cyprus was even more frustrating than protracted wrangling with Greece.

Protracted wrangling on trade and aid issues, especially on rich world farm subsidies, dragged through all of last week.

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